American midterm lesson for Nigeria: When the people are angry, governments fall, by Ejiro Ofoye
The outcome of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections in the United States has once again demonstrated an important truth about democracy: no political party, no president and no government is bigger than the people. The American electorate has delivered a significant political message, one that should attract serious attention from political leaders, particularly those […]
Police and tinted car permits, by Muyiwa Adetiba
I have as my neighbor, a retired Police top boss whom I rarely see but whose friendship I cherish. I also met a lot of Police Officers over the years by virtue of my work as a journalist. A few of them developed into personal relationships at the time. Besides, I had played squash at […]
Jonathan’s Betrayal And Tinubu’s Untold Prison Experience, by Emmanuel Aziken
President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Mike Oghiadomhe share a political kinship born in adversity. Both began their rise from the shadows as deputy governors with little influence under powerful principals. Oghiadomhe, widely believed to have been chosen at the instance of the late Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe, served as deputy to Governor Lucky Igbinedion in Edo State. […]
Mama Powder @ 92, by Francis Ewherido
Yesterday, September 5, 2025, was the 92nd birthday of my mother, Mrs. Paulina Powder Ewherido. After her 90th birthday, I decided that I will do no more tributes. I was happy that she was well celebrated on her 90th birthday, which gave her a foretaste of what her burial will look like. There’s no doubt that she […]
Why Jonathan won’t contest, whatever the courts say
After the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, announced last week that it would zone the presidency to the South in 2027, some names have been widely mentioned as possible frontrunners. Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the last election, Peter Obi, are perhaps the two most serious contenders. With Obi […]
Eighty-year European and Vietnamese victories that define world politics, by Owei Lakemfa
The world has in the last three months witnessed 80th anniversary victory parades, military displays, and street, garden, town hall, club and pub parties. They began in several European countries on May 5 and ended in Vietnam this Tuesday, September 2, 2025. These victories, 80 years ago, are separate, but interrelated. One gave birth to the […]
